a group of people with education, money, and other advantages, often living in cities, who have liberal political views and are seen as not understanding the problems and views of ordinary people

Many Americans felt the Democratic Party was governed by out-of-touch liberal elites who looked down on red-state America as backward and reactionary. 许多美国人认为，民主党是由脱离实际的自由派精英主宰的，他们瞧不起共和党控制的州，认为其落后、保守。